Anchored by a pair title fights, UFC 169 will feature the return of
bantamweight champion Dominick
Cruz following a two-year injury hiatus, as “The Dominator”
meets interim belt holder Renan Barao in
a title unification headliner.

UFC 169 takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and will
also see featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo put
his gold on the line against Ricardo
Lamas in the evening’s co-main event.

Watson made his UFC debut in September 2012, when he narrowly lost
to Brad
Tavares via split decision. Since that setback, the Brit has
alternated between wins and losses, stopping Stanislav
Nedkov at UFC on Fuel TV 7 before falling to Thales Leites
in a unanimous verdict this past August.

In Catone, Watson faces a seven-time UFC veteran looking to snap a
two-fight losing streak. The New Jersey native has not competed
since December of last year and saw a planned UFC 159 booking
scratched this past April when he missed weight and was
hospitalized due to dehydration.